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The most momentous month in mobile and how it will change the future

Posted August 26, 2011 by Mike Evans

Regular readers will have noticed things have been a bit quiet around here lately due to a variety of changing circumstances. Happily, I’m back now, though.
So, did I miss anything?!
Seriously, of all the months for me to be…

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Nokia’s nightmare scenario starts to come true

Posted March 15, 2011 by Mike Evans

Nokia is well aware that its decision to tie itself so closely to Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7 was fraught with one enormous strategic risk – that its entire strategy, and even its entire business, is now solely in the hands…

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Nokia’s shares now 24% down as Microsoft’s invisible takeover sinks in

Posted February 15, 2011 by Mike Evans

Nokia saw its shares slide 11% on the day that Stephen Elop announced the company’s virtual takeover new partnership with Microsoft on Thursday. Since then, both companies have elaborated on their plans at MWC 2011 – and Nokia’s stock has…

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The photo the Nokia fanboys dreaded

Posted February 12, 2011 by Mike Evans

We knew Nokia and Microsoft had been working together for some tim ebefore yesterday’s announcement – Microsoft’s Steve Balmer said so himself – and evidence of this collaboration has emerged with this leaked pic of a Nokia Windows Phone 7…

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Did Microsoft just takeover Nokia?

Posted February 11, 2011 by Mike Evans

After all the rumours, the truth is finally out: Nokia has bitten the bullet and has chosen Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7 as its platform for future smartphones. In what looks like a scorched earth policy, Symbian is dead, MeeGo has…

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Nokia Windows Phone 7 rumours gain strength, Nokia shares rally

Posted February 4, 2011 by Mike Evans

Strong rumours suggest that Nokia could announce it’s partnering with Microsoft to create a Nokia phone running Windows Phone 7. Nokia is making an investors speech in London on February 11th, which apparently will be focused on the company’s future…

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Nokia CEO opens door to Android

Posted January 28, 2011 by Mike Evans

Nokia’s CEO Stephen Elop has hinted that the company might be about to adopt either Android or Windows Phone 7 for its future smartphones.
In an earnings conference call, in which Elop revealed Nokia’s profit has droppped from $1.5 billion…

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The real reason O2 is offering free public WiFi

Posted January 26, 2011 by Mike Evans

O2 has stunned us all by offering free WiFi hotspots across the UK – and not just for O2 customers, but for anyone and everyone…free! And not only its existing network of 450 Cloud hotspots – it’s going to rapidly…

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Samsung invests $38 billion to beat Nokia, as Nokia kills the N9

Posted January 25, 2011 by Mike Evans

Things couldn’t be more different for Samsung and Nokia right now. At a time when Nokia is rumoured to have killed much-awaited Nokia N9, Samsung are pouring billions into R&D in an effort to overtake the Finnish company and become…

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Ever wondered why Google creates the Nexus phones?

Posted January 8, 2011 by Mike Evans

Ever wondered why Google releases its own Nexus series of phones? Wonder no more!
In a fascinating interview with Engadget, Matias Duarte, the head of user experience for Android (and who also created Palm’s webOS, as well as the user…

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Nokia changes strategy with Symbian^4

Posted October 22, 2010 by Mike Evans

Nokia’s CTO, Rich Green, has announced that the much anticipated Symbian^4 mobile OS won’t be released on a new phone – at least not in the way we were all expecting.
Last year, Nokia announced that Symbian^3 would be a…

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Google and Nokia CEOs discuss Android on Nokia

Posted October 6, 2010 by admin

Nokia have repeatedly stated that Android on a Nokia phone would never happen. Yet last week, Google’s CEO, Eric Schmidt, and Nokia’s new CEO, Stephen Elop, were on the phone with each other discussing exactly that.
According to TechCrunch, the…

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